(TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
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(TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
I just bought this cheap 433 receiver for my RFXcom433 and all switches increased from 4 to 6. Most went 2 up.
You can stick it anywhere you want. And it has an nice long cable.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0935792243
You can stick it anywhere you want. And it has an nice long cable.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0935792243
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
Tnx. Unfortunately the seller is away.mbliek wrote:I just bought this cheap 433 receiver for my RFXcom433 and all switches increased from 4 to 6. Most went 2 up.
You can stick it anywhere you want. And it has an nice long cable.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0935792243
What exactly do you mean switches increased from 4-6 ?
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
That's too bad.
On the devices tab you see an reception number.
The higher the number. The better the reception is.
On the devices tab you see an reception number.
The higher the number. The better the reception is.
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(TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
There are more antennas like this one.
I bought this one 2 weeks ago.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... a&_sacat=0
I bought this one 2 weeks ago.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... a&_sacat=0
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
Ah the links shows me all kind of antennas.mbliek wrote:There are more antennas like this one.
I bought this one 2 weeks ago.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... a&_sacat=0
This is the one you mean?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antenna-433Mhz- ... 2577763d3e
Does it really work? I just have 1 door/sensor just out of range.
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
That one could be used.
The higher the dBi the better the range is.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/433Mhz-2-5dBi-a ... 589319081d
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antenna-433Mhz- ... 2562b558a2
The higher the dBi the better the range is.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/433Mhz-2-5dBi-a ... 589319081d
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antenna-433Mhz- ... 2562b558a2
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
A few weeks agot I orderd 2x 5 dBi antennas, and it working indeed much better. ( 1 for sale € 7,50 include shipping)
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Well, I got one of these antennas from ebay; http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Antenna-433 ... netic-base:
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Could you please send a link. I'm interestedSappien wrote:A few weeks agot I orderd 2x 5 dBi antennas, and it working indeed much better. ( 1 for sale € 7,50 include shipping)
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Any experiences yet? Noticed any improvements?kimhav wrote:Well, I got one of these antennas from ebay; http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Antenna-433 ... netic-base:
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
Did anyone try to build a groundplane antenna like this one http://ukhas.org.uk/guides:payloadantenna?
To me it seems they will work better than the 1 piece antenna's like all in this topic.
I have ordered an extension cable to build such a groundplane antenna but it hasn't arrived yet.
To me it seems they will work better than the 1 piece antenna's like all in this topic.
I have ordered an extension cable to build such a groundplane antenna but it hasn't arrived yet.
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The 5 dBi i'm using is working great, without it I had some issues with the lamps in the garden.
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thx! Nice to hear. Ordered one myself.Sappien wrote:The 5 dBi i'm using is working great, without it I had some issues with the lamps in the garden.
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Do you have a link From where you bought it?Sappien wrote:A few weeks agot I orderd 2x 5 dBi antennas, and it working indeed much better. ( 1 for sale € 7,50 include shipping)
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
Ordered one.mbliek wrote:I just bought this cheap 433 receiver for my RFXcom433 and all switches increased from 4 to 6. Most went 2 up.
You can stick it anywhere you want. And it has an nice long cable.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0935792243
Received it after 10 days.
And yes indeed it does AMP the reception a bit.
Now I have to figure out the exact placement to cover my 'whole' property.
Thanks for the tip!!
Such a nice forum to share ideas and best practices.
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
Dragging up a thread but is the higher the dBi the better the boost/aerial will be?
For example this one claims to be 3 dBi http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3db-Antenna-4 ... 45f9e824aa
and this 5 dBi http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GSM-Antenna-4 ... 2ed86bc309
I'm looking at this style of aerial as it's behind the TV where the Raspberry Pi is.
For example this one claims to be 3 dBi http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3db-Antenna-4 ... 45f9e824aa
and this 5 dBi http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GSM-Antenna-4 ... 2ed86bc309
I'm looking at this style of aerial as it's behind the TV where the Raspberry Pi is.
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Well FYI I bought the second one of my links and although it's pretty small it does seem to be picking stuff up that previously didn't and was quite far away.
So far thumbs up although we'll see if it's effected by interference from people etc over time.
So far thumbs up although we'll see if it's effected by interference from people etc over time.
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I've got the same antenna a few weeks ago but it did not improve reception at all.Calzor Suzay wrote:Well FYI I bought the second one of my links and although it's pretty small it does seem to be picking stuff up that previously didn't and was quite far away.
So far thumbs up although we'll see if it's effected by interference from people etc over time.
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Re: (TIP) Increase reception RFXcom433
Maybe my original antenna is badly placed and this just improved it then.
I have it at the back of the house in the lounge where Raspberry Pi is plugged into the TV, I could get most stuff except the Garage (separate building) struggled to pick up motion sensor and I could never get sensor at the top of the stairs. It all seems to pick up fine now. I was a bit sceptical at first as the aerial is tiny, not much more than the original but (touch wood) seems to work ok so far
BTW my house is thick solid brick built, even internal walls.
I have it at the back of the house in the lounge where Raspberry Pi is plugged into the TV, I could get most stuff except the Garage (separate building) struggled to pick up motion sensor and I could never get sensor at the top of the stairs. It all seems to pick up fine now. I was a bit sceptical at first as the aerial is tiny, not much more than the original but (touch wood) seems to work ok so far
BTW my house is thick solid brick built, even internal walls.
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